Tumbleseed: Software updates (latest update: Ver. 2.0)

In this post, you will find everything there is to know about the Software updates for Tumbleseed on the Nintendo Switch (originally released on June 2nd, 2017 in Europe and North America).

How to download updates for Tumbleseed for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Snake Pass manually, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t complet turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

Tumbleseed – Ver. 2.0

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Patch notes:

New Modes

Forest, Jungle, Desert, Snow mountains: Individually themed mountains that are the same every time you play. You can also complete quests that will unlock new auras for you to use! (more info below)

Weekly Challenge: Every Sunday a new mountain will be playable and you can replay it as many times as you want. Share strategies and tips with friends to optimize your score so all of you can race to the top of the Weekly leaderboard together!

General Changes

Added new achievements for beating new mountains!

Auras in the basecamp: Up to 12 auras can be unlocked that will be accessible in the fort in the basecamp. Unlock them by completing quests in the NEW Forest, Jungle, Desert, and Snow modes.

Daily and Weekly Challenge will have 4 of the 12 basecamp auras randomly spawn (regardless of unlock progress)

Removed teleporters from the game. You can still practice individual biomes in the new biome-specific mountains

You can remove an aura at the shrine near the top of a temple

Removed quests from Adventure Mode.

Tutorial now enters the Forest mode upon completion instead of Adventure mode.

Added rumble to XInput enabled controllers on Windows

Balance Changes

Auras:

Added 8 new auras:

Power Copter: Increases bounce height and slows descent speed

Timestretch: Increases duration of time-based abilities

Capitalist: Enemies drop more crystals

Charisma: All town mini games and shops are more financially in your favor

Forcefield: All damage taken is reduced to 1 damage (including spikes)

Freefall: Don’t take damage from falling in holes

Thorn: Don’t lose thorns when taking damage

Sneak: Become invisible when moving slow enough

Removed Poison Shots aura from the game

Removed Teleporter Auras from the game

Vampire aura now gives you some crystals back when killing 2 and 3 HP enemies

Auras no longer fall off when taking damage

Current aura now simply swaps positions with new aura when picking one up (no longer flies in the air)

Seed Powers:

Bounceberry: launch height decreased back to previous value

Bounceberry: price changed back to 1 from 0

Missile Root: Missile now does 2 damage on impact. Shrapnel can no longer hit the target that the main missile hit.

Enemies:

Banana Snakes and Purple flyers now have a slight variance in speed when chasing you

Pit bomb is more visible in holes

Corrected Black and Purple leaping enemy hitboxes (their back half used to not hit you)

All flyers now obey invisibility

Misc:

Limit on hearts now set to 30

Added a clearer sound cue for when sink holes are opening up

Bug Fixes

Fixed various quests being able to be completed in the seed power test chambers

Flailflower will no longer continue to swing when in the seed select menu

Fixed issue where Banana Snake’s mouth would continue to turn when in seed select menu

Fixed a bug with the true ending where killing volcano flyers would make the boss softlock once hitting the last button

Additional notes: the update should be available on Nintendo Switch “soon”.